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Sunday, 1 December 2013

Christmas Wishlist 2013

It's Christmas again, another time to celebrate the best gift we ever received - God's son. In the spirit of Christmas, this year, a group of people need your help to make their Christmas a little more merry than it is right now.

Below is a list of needs from select NGOs and charity organizations who are looking for sponsors. It doesn't have to be a lot, the little you give will go a long way in improving the life of someone. So please spend some time to read through the list below and if you will like to make a wish come through please send an email to hersides@gmail.com or contact the individuals directly through the contact methods indicated.Thanks all, looking forward to your generous givings.

Christmas Wishlist 2013

£4000
(N1,000,000) to fund the continuation of our supporting disable children to
attend primary school in Lagos State.

Development
Impact for Nigeria is a small Diaspora led agency focusing on Nigeria. At the
moment we have over 200 orphans and vulnerable children in Ayobo-Ipaja LCDA and
over another 300 disable children in Alimosho Local Government Council we are
directly supporting in one form or another. We are
attempting to raise a total of £4000 (N1,000,000) to fund the continuation of
our supporting disable children to attend primary school in Lagos State. At the
moment we are working with 3 special inclusive units [over 400 disable children
and their parents/carers] providing funds for: Extra teachers, Developing care
staff teams, Providing vocational skills instructors for both the children and
their parents/carers, Running parent support and advice workshops and Providing
emergency funding support to a small selection of very needy parents. All
the above is being funded from a 1 year Comic Relief Research grant we received
in January 2013. The funding ends in December 2013 and while we are very
hopeful that they will agree to continue funding for a few more years the new
funding won't start till May 2014. The £4000 raised will ensure that the
programme will continue to run till the end of the 2013/2014 school year up to
July 2014.To donate contact: Yomi Oloko yomi@difn.org.uk

£5 (N1,250) to buy 5 reading/story books for children in 9 State run school in Ayobo-Ipaja, Lagos.

Development
Impact for Nigeria is a small Diaspora led agency focusing on Nigeria. We want to ensure that from January 2014 the children can
run child led reading exercises by providing each school with 50 books of the
same title. So would you consider donating just £5 (N1,250) towards this
project or why not even get your faith group members, friends and family
involved. NB: By the way all the reading books are produced in
Nigeria and are culturally appropriate.

To donate contact: Yomi Oloko yomi@difn.org.uk

5
bags of Rice and Hampers for 'The Salt Smile
Factory'

The
Salt Smile Factory is an initiative of the Joined Up Motherhood (JUM)
group. JUM is a group of mothers who come together once a quarter to pray
for their children. At the end each prayer gathering, a collection is taken and
all the funds collected go towards helping a 'mom in need'. Who is a 'mom
in need'? A mother (identified by a JUM mom) out there doing all she can
do make ends meet and could do with a little support. Think moms living in
'batchas' in Lekki Phase I or the lady you see in church and your heart tells
you is struggling. For me, it's not really about the amount (though
money surely helps), its more about letting these moms know that they are not
alone and that God is thinking about them. The Salt Smile Factory is
no grand platform. There is no red tape and no pomp. All we seek to do is
put a smile on another mother's face. Happy mom, happy child, happy
society. right? Best of all, we get to make God smile. How Many Bags of
Rice/Hampers? In 2013, we were able to reach 4 mothers. Our first gathering was
in March (2 moms), July (1 mom) and October (1 mom). We plan to have our
last prayers in December and will hopefully reach one more mom. So 5 moms in
all.

To donate contact: Abimbola Essien-Nelson abimbolaen@yahoo.com

Funds
for School Fees and Christmas Party for the Kids at Destiny Home

Destiny
Home (www.destinytrust.org) is a shelter for children
who are picked off the streets and the current residents were mostly found on
the former Kuramo Beach. They are planning an end of year activity for
the kids at the moment. The coordinator, Abimbola Ojenike said: ‘Depending on
availability of resources, we are considering a family day out with the kids
and their families or a Christmas party at the home where we invite family and
friends’. He said their budget is between N50,000-100,000 but they plan to
minimize funds on the party so as to adequately prepare for the school fees of
next term for the kids. Each child spends an average of N50,000 on school every
term.

Educational materials for Jumpstart Academy to enhance learning for Public school kids

Jumpstart Academy
(www.jumpstartacademyng.org) is a non-profit
organization committed to reforming the education of public secondary school
students in Ibadan by providing resources
and adequate mentoring to them. They recently secured a conducive space in
Bodija, Ibadan for their weekend trainings and weekday tutorials which are
absolutely free for 16 Jumpstart Academy scholars (this training + mentorship
program which runs for 2yrs costs N70,000 per scholar, originally).To
equip their new space, they need the following:

Donations for LACE Concert to teach teenage girls about purity

L.A.C.E
(www.laceroyal.wordpress.com) is an acronym for
Ladies After Christ’s Example. It is a faith based club for teenage girls. The
goal is to help them maximize purpose and teach them about purity. On December
7, they are organizing a concert... Music, dance, drama, fashion and talk show
for 300 teenagers. The coordinator, Funto Oni said: ‘We have 3 female gospel
artistes coming, 2 dance groups, 1 drama group and 2 speakers - Toyosi Akerele
and Titi Tewe. It will be hosted by Dansol High School ‘. They are in need of
support whether in cash or through donation of food items like cake, sweets,
biscuit or gift items for the girls.

Development materials for the Youth Center

The JFFI (www.jffmi.org) youth club focuses on reaching out and
encouraging the development of the less privileged youths in our community. It is a place where youth can hang out with
each other and do some interesting activities together. It comprises of the
study centre where young people can discover and develop their talents,
potentials and career in life; game centre which would help to build their mental
and creative abilities; and capacity building which would help to nurture the
character and attitude of the youth thereby reducing crime, promiscuity and
idleness. The needs of the youth centre are as follows:

School fees and recreational materials for JCMO Kids

Jesus Children Mission Outreach, Ibadan takes care of orphans and abandoned
kids. They are currently responsible for 95 kids who vary from preschool to
University students. The outreach currently needs:

1 School Bus

Generator

Indoor/Outdoor games

Television

DVD player

School Fees sponsors (Nursery, Primary, Secondary and University)

To donate contact: Rosemary Odigbo +234 8033843762

Higher Education students looking for school fees sponsors:

Married PhD student in University of Ilorin, Nigeria saddled
with family responsibility and looking to complete his PhD in Mathematics
Education (N105,350)

Mother of one going through a family situation and looking
to establish her career by undergoing a Masters programme (£4000)

Interested sponsors should contact hersides@gmail.com

...For in the same measure that you give, it shall be given to you. Luke 6:38

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